Jiglu: Farmtalking: Discussion: Hilton Quota History

Originally from: Burkie

http://www.sunsonline.org/trade/areas/agricult/07171286.htm

1986 article.

Burkie

Originally from: PoppaC

http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news_daily.asp?ag_id=17269

Malaysia takes cattle from Australia's competitor
By Peter Henderson
Thursday, 30 October 2003

A shipment of 1500 Argentinian cattle was due to have arrived in Malaysia this month.

It was reportedly the first shipment of live cattle to have been exported by Argentina outside the South American region in 25 years.

The Malaysian live cattle market, Australia's fourth largest, has been steadily growing with WA making up about 90pc of the $45 million trade.

The competitiveness of the Argentinian Peso to the US dollar had apparently made the export of live cattle to Malaysia a viable proposition, although it is still not certain if it was not just a one-off shipment.

It was reported in MLA's Livelink that the cattle had come from the Buenos Aires province which was a considerable distance from the northern province of Salta where foot and mouth disease had been reported in September.

WA Livestock Exporters Association chairman John Edwards said the Australian live export industry, through Livecorp, had put considerable effort into the Malaysian market in terms of the quality of cattle and improving feedlots.

He said it was disappointing, in view of Argentina's questionable FMD status, that the cattle could go into the same market as Australian cattle.

**** How many acres/hectares does Arnie own in Argentina?????

Originally from: Burkie

Dear Norm: "Holy Cow!" Blimey....blow me away! That's over 20 semi-loads of cattle! Do you have any more information on this? Who owns the cattle? Who is the consignor and the consingnee? Who arranged this deal? Where are all the health papers? Is this a done deal? Cattle on the water now? Where are they? I could ask many more questions...but this is really strange. And little media coverage, to boot.

Thanks for posting this up to us.

Burkie in Kansas

Originally from: PoppaC

Talk about being late with teh news broadcast. The first I saw of it was yesterday (Friday) when I got my daily feed from the news line. This is what I found from Google (Search Argentina Cattle Malaysia). Note the date of this report:_

2 October 2003
Argentinian cattle set sail for Malaysia

For the first time in 25 years, Argentina is exporting live cattle outside of the South American region. A shipment of 1,500 Argentinian cattle are reportedly due to arrive in Malaysia in October (Cow-Calf Weekly). The cattle will reportedly be fed further on arrival prior to slaughter in accordance with Islamic religious procedure. The beef derived from these cattle will be marketed to the high-end foodservice segment in Malaysia – including luxury hotels.

The competitiveness of the Argentinian peso relative to the US$ has contributed to making the live cattle trade viable.

The cattle originated from the province of Buenos Aires – a considerable distance from the northern province of Salta where the last FMD outbreak was reported in early September. This week, the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) announced that no further outbreaks have been detected since in Argentina.

Originally from: PoppaC

From: ...

Originally from :-
To Beef or Not to Beef, That is the Question
at
http://www.kotlermarketing.com/resources/miltonkotler/pearls/p08.html
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"The dilemma for Argentine producers is whether to remain a commodity at home and a premium specialty abroad, or to take on the U.S. marbled imports and create a feedlot system for beef in Argentina. Cresud SA, one of Argentina's biggest agricultural companies, plans to have 5,000 head of cattle in a feedlot system by the end of the year. With U. S. technical support and George Soros' investment, Cresud aims to compete with imported American beef at home and abroad."
....
This is an old (2000) report from the Kotler Marketing Group

Norm